Forces headed to border to confront migrant caravan could total ‘in the thousands’

Military Times: No decision has been made on the numbers of active duty troops that will be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border, but the number could eventually total in the thousands, a defense official told Military Times.

Last week, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis approved sending active duty forces to the U.S.-Mexico border, and initial reports said the department was planning for a size of about 800 active-duty troops to support border agents handling an approaching caravan of thousands of Central American migrants.

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